Shoe-blacking stand.



H0. 858,851. PATBNTED JULY 2, 1907.

' F. L BENNETT.

3110B BLACKING STAND.

APLLIQATIGE mm) MAB. 2. 190a.

A TTORIVEY8 FRANCIS I. BENNETT, OF NUTLEY, NEW JERSEY.

SHOE-BLAGKING STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907.

Application filed Ma ch 2, 1906. Serial No. 808,776.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, FRANCIS I. BENNETT, a citizen of the United States,residing in the town of Nutley, in

the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in C01- lapsible Blacking-Stands; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit pertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to improvements in collapsible blacking stands; andit consists in certain features of construction and in combination ofparts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

While the essential and characteristic features of my invention arenecessarily susceptible of modification, the preferred embodiment of theinvention, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my collapsible blacking stand with itsparts in position for use. i Fig.

2 is a side elevation of the same showing the parts collapsed, and Fig.3 is a fragmentary view showing the stand in a semi-collapsed position.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalviews.

In thedrawings, a represents the back plate as a whole which may be madeof metal or wood and of any ornamental design, but is ordinarily made'ofwood and is adapted to be screwed in place upon the wall by screws b. Y

0 represents a bracket hinged near the top of the back plate a, by anysuitable means, as for instance, a pair of hinges d illustrated in thedrawing. The bracket e on its under surface approximately mid-way of itslength, is provided with a transverse groove or slot 0 for the receptionof the upper end of the pivoted brace or support j, which is pivotallyconnected to the lower end of the back plate a in any convenient manner.

- The bracket 0 is provided on its outer surfacewith a Witnesses footrest 9 of any desired shape, and made of any suitable material.

i h represents a blacking holder secured on the bracket 0 near its upperedge, which consists essentially, of a strip of spring material,preferably wire, bent into a desirable shape, in order that any of thevarious sized boxes of blacking may be grasped and held firmly by theholder. Near the upper edge of the back plate a,

so as to be in convenient position for use, Iplace a support '5 providedwith hooks j upon which to hang a dauber and thepolishing brush as isclearlyshown in Fig. 1.

'It will be noted that the bracket 0 is hinged to the vertical positionand into the transverse groove or recess 0, when the bracket 0 is drawnaway from the back plate of the device. When not in use, the bracket 0and the brace f may be turned back into a vertical plane. Iclaim:

In a collapsible blacking stand, the combination of a;

This specification signed and witnessed this 27th day of.

February, 1906.

FRANCIS I. BENNETT.

PHILIP J. YOUNG, WILL C. RYAN.

